Box for cigarettes and like articles



Feb. 2@, 1923', V '1 1,445,695..

H. H. LEWIS. BOX FOR CIGARETTES AND LIKE ARTICLES.

HLED FEB. 28. l92l.

I T all whom it may concern: a a

names.

1 Be it lrnownvthat l, IIENRYlI'L Lewis; a citizen of the United States residing at Attleboro, in the county of Bristoland State oi Massachusetts, have inventedcertain new ;and useful Improvements in Boxes for Cigarettes, and likeArticles, of which the ifollowing is a specification. a

My invention relates toautomatically op- 10 crating containers for matches, cigarettes,

and the-like and is an improvement of my prior United States Patent No. l,3(l1,85i'

issued June 1, 1920. v

The primary objects of my invention are toprevent crushingthe exposed ends of the contents when the cover is open; to provide a stop for the receptacle which will permit the same to be wholly detached from the easing or container and at will; to afford an st tective locking means; to facilitate loading.

the receptacle; and :to attain these 0 in a simple and inexpensive structure. 1

My invention consists in the means and mechanism for producing thegresults above specified substantially as hereinafter claimed. 1

1i wln the accompanying drawings which {form a part of this invention 1 y i Figure 1 is a perspect've view oat mynovel box closed,

Figure 2, a centraltransversesection of the same in open position, showing in broken lines the vibratory section partially closed, 1

Figure 3,

Figure 4, aperspective view of the receptacle wholly detached from the casing or shell, and

Figure 5, a fragmentary side elevation of lil1G Cl.0SBd box partly 1n lOIlglllHClIIlLlfi60- tion'. l 1

Similar reference numerals indicate like parts throughout the vlews.

As the constructlon is shown an open casing, container, or shell 6 comprises end walls 7, side wall 8, and a bottom 9. Fast to the bottom is a leaf spring 10. .Fastened by rivets 12 or otherwise at their lower ends. to the walls 7 are vertical spring arms 13 having upon theirupper ends inturned lips 14 below which are openings 15. Upon inter mediate portions of the arms are operating lugs 16 extending through holes 17 in the i walls 7.

A container or receptacle, slidably mounted in the casing, consists of a wall 19 comrinnnrz n. LEWIS, or nrrtneono, ivmssactrusn'rrs.

y a longitudinal sectional perspec- 35 tive view of thereceptacle, i

BOX FOR CIGARETTES AND LIKE ARTICLES.

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prising a body section 20 and a vibratory sectronEZl. The former has a bottom or flange provided with hinge sleeves 23, alternating with hinge sleeves 2st on a front plate or wall 25. Through both sets of posed endQ? laterally QXtGllClQClfilld engaging the bottom 22 while its other end is resilient arm 37 projecting above the wall 30 to the same height as the portion 32 and providedwith an intermediate opening 39 formed by cutting from the material a lateral upwardly inclined tongue t0 which projects through the opening 34: in the wall 30. r a

The sections 20 and 21 have cooperating hinge sleeves 42 and e3 respectively in which is :a pintle rod 45 under torsional stress by v havlng its ends fast in the end sleeves of the sections 20 and 21in any usual convenient manner, whereby the sect1on211s rearwardmeans may be employed for, this purpose.

Q'lhesection 21 has lateral flanges 47 and a top flange or extension 48. i A cap or cover 19 on the flange &8 has hollow projecting ly impelled. Any other convenient spring end portions 50 in which are fined depending fingers 52 havingupon their ends beveled hooks or lugs 53. A cigarette is shown held in the receptacle pressed by the plate 25. i i i The receptacle rests in the casing 6 upon the spring 10 by which it is upwardly pressed. This pressure is resisted, when the box is closedby the hooks 53which are engaged in the openings 15 of the arms 13 which enter the casing between the end walls 7 and the arms. The receptacle is released by inwardly pressing the lugs 16. When thus released the receptacle rises until it is stopped by the contact of the tongue 10 with one of the lips 14 whereupon the released section Q1 swings back to horizontal position as shown in Figures 2 and at, and the end of the cigarette 55 or other contents oi the receptacle project. In this position, if by negligence or otherwise, the section 21 be ac cidenta-lly swung forward more than ninety degrees the cigarette would be broken, were it not that as soon as the section reaches vertical position as shown in broken lines it is checked by contact with the projections 32 and 37.

The receptacle may be detached from the casing for reloading by manually pushing the extension 37 inwardly slightly just sufficient to clear the lip l t.

I. In a box of the character described, a casing provided with an opening, resilient arms fast to the sides of the casing provided with openings, a receptacle slidably mounted in the casing comprising a body section, a vibratory section pivotally connected with the'body section and a spring for throwing the vibratory section to a position at an angle to the casing when ejected therefrom, resilient means for forcing the vibratory section through the opening, depending fingers upon the vibratory section, and heads upon the fingers adapted to register in the openings in the arms.

2. In a box of the character described, a casing provided with an opening, resilient arms fast to the sides of the casing, areceptacle slidably mounted in the casing comprising a body section, and a vibratory section pivotally connected with the body section, resilient means for forcing the vibratory section through the opening, a tongue supported by the body section, and a lip on one of the arms in the path of the tongue.

3. In a box of the character described, a

casing provided .with an opening, resilient I arms fast to the casing,'a receptacle slidably mounted in the casing comprising a body section, side walls on the body section, one of said walls being provided with a slot, and a vibratory section pivotally connected with the body section, resilient means for forcing the vibratory section through the opening, a resilient arm yieldingly mounted on said wall, a tongue on the last mentioned arm extending through the slot, and a lip on one of the first mentioned arms in the path of the tongue.

4. In a box of the character described, a

casing provided with an casing provided with an opening, resilient arms on the casing, a receptacle slidably mounted in the casing comprising a body section, side walls on the body section, and a vibratory section pivotally connected with the body section, resilient means for forcing the vibratory section through the opening, a tongue carried by one of the side walls, a lip on one of the arms in the path of the tongue, and vertical extensions on the side walls in the path of the vibratory sec tion.

5. In a box of the character described, a casino provided with an opening, resilient arms in the casing, a. receptacle slidably mounted in the casing comprising a body section, side walls, a bottom, a yielding clamping plate pivotally mounted at its lower end on the bottom and spaced from the body section, and a vibratory section pivotally mounted on the top of the body section, resilient means for forcing the vibratory section through the opening, a tongue supporteifl by the body section adjacent the clamping plate, and a lip on one of the arms in the path of the tongue.

(3. In a box of the character described, a casing provided with an opening, a receptacle slidably mounted in the casing comprising a body section, and a vibratory section adapted to be ejected therefrom, locking fingers on the vibratory section, a tongue supported by the body section, resilient means for forcing the vibratory section through the opening, and resilient means on the tongue detachably engaging the locking fingers.

7. In a box of the character described, :1 opening, resilient arms fast to the casing, a receptacle slidably mounted in the casing comprising a body section and a vibratory section adapted to be ejected therefrom, resilient means for forcing the vibratory section through the opening, and means carried by the vibratory section engageable with the arms locking the receptacle.

In testimony whereof I have allixed my HENRY H. LEWIS.

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